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National Theatre Live: The Corn Is Green
Top 10 Billed Cast
Nicola Walker
Miss Moffat
Saffron Coomber
Bessie Watty
Gareth David-Lloyd
Emlyn Williams
Gwion Glyn
Idwal Morris
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"If I say any more, I shall start to cry" Nicola Walker's moving performance in The Corn is Green - Trailer
Introducing Welsh dramatist Emlyn Williams and The Corn is Green - Featurette
Nicola Walker returns to the National Theatre for The Corn is Green - Behind the Scenes
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